Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 293 Six Months Later

Six months later.

In some unknown mountain valley.

"boom."

With a deafening roar, a nearby hill was instantly leveled.

The flames illuminated his body as Kakuzu, clad in a bright red tailed beast cloak, looked at the semi-circular shockwave formed by himself before him with great satisfaction.

The Seven-Tails' power was far greater than he had imagined, and even he had to put in a lot of effort to master it.

"It seems you've mastered the Seven-Tails' power quite well during this time."

A deep male voice came from behind, interrupting Kakuzu's self-admiration. He took off his tailed beast cloak, turned around, and faced the owner of the voice.

Standing before him was an old man dressed in a black robe, whose eyes were sharp as blades, cold and piercing.

That was the strongest of the strong—Uchiha Madara.

"Hmph, you deliberately showed up here, so you're finally going to send me on a mission?"

Having mastered the power of the tailed beast within him, Kakuzu spoke with more confidence when facing Madara Uchiha.

Uchiha smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I'm just letting you know in advance."

Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze seeming to see right through him.

"Before that, I still need to do some preparation."

Madara Uchiha looked up and gazed into the distance, towards the north, the direction of Konoha.

Before officially issuing orders to Kakuzu, he had to give Hiruzen a little trouble, as an extra layer of insurance.

If Kakuzu's Plan A fails, then Plan B can be seamlessly implemented immediately.

He actually prefers Plan B to Plan A.

……

……

A fierce battle is taking place on a battlefield near the Land of Demons, where Konoha and Amegakure are engaged in combat.

The smaller foes from both sides have already fallen, and those still remaining on the battlefield are each other's main generals.

There is no doubt that the battle has entered a fierce stage.

"You young people have made countless contributions on the battlefield. This time, I will personally see if you are exaggerating."

The man atop the Salamander, a spirit beast, looked down at the four youths below him with an air of superiority.

He is the man who is called a demigod.

On the battlefield, ordinary people would be so frightened by just seeing him from afar that they would drop their armor and flee in disarray.

Aokiji remained unfazed, meeting the other's gaze with a cold, disdainful glint in his crimson eyes:

"Enough nonsense. Shouldn't we be the ones saying that? A demigod of the ninja world? Hmph, quite a reputation, huh. I just wonder if it's all hype."

Hanzo looked coldly at his arrogant junior.

He knew that the Uchiha clan was notoriously arrogant.

At this moment, his strength and spirit were at their peak, and he was not easily provoked by Aokiji's simple words of provocation.

Aokiji licked his lips, eager to try: "Once I defeat you, won't your title of demigod change hands?"

Hanzo narrowed his eyes, which were as sharp as arrowheads: "If you can do it, then come and take it."

Suddenly, Aokiji lowered his head and shook his head to himself, "No, never mind..."

Hanzo frowned slightly, somewhat confused about what it meant.

Aokiji raised his head and grinned: "I don't like the title 'demigod.' I much prefer the title 'Incarnation of God.'"

"What an arrogant brat..."

From the very first glance, Hanzo the Salamander felt that the brat in front of him was unusually arrogant.

However, possessing three bloodline limits and the power of a tailed beast gives him the right to be so arrogant.

"I hope you can always maintain this rebellious attitude."

Hanzo clapped his hands, saying that further words were pointless and that broken bones were the best lesson.

coming……

Despite his arrogant words, Aokiji dared not be overconfident and used his Sharingan's perception to detect the other party's movements immediately.

In the blink of an eye, just as Hanzo finished his hand seals, Aokiji also finished his, and the two attacked simultaneously.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique".

"Ice Release: Tyrannosaurus Rex Beak"

The water dragon and the ice bird collided, canceling each other out, and neither could gain the upper hand.

Ice Release is effective against Water Release, but this is always the case, and they end up in a draw.

After the initial surprise, Aokiji quickly calmed down.

It was unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.

According to intelligence, the salamander is skilled in water-style techniques, taijutsu, summoning techniques, and so on.

His mastery of Water Release was extremely high, even comparable to the Mizukage, who was famous for his Water Release, or the Second Hokage.

There is a principle of mutual restraint among the five major escape techniques, but in the hands of masters, one can often see the guest take the lead.

It's actually quite remarkable that Aokiji's Ice Release could fight him to a draw with his Water Release.

Ultimately, it's hard to say whether Aokiji is suffering from the disadvantages of his young age. If he were a few years older, things wouldn't be like this now.

While Aokiji and Hanzo were fighting, Jiraiya, thinking himself clever, circled behind them, leaped up, and threw a punch.

Hanzo quickly noticed this clever trick, glancing over the shoulder and slightly curving his lips beneath the mask.

At that moment, a giant salamander lashed out from under his feet.

"So fast!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened. Being in mid-air, he couldn't dodge, so he could only cross his arms to block.

The huge brown tail lashed out at him, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string.

Although they won't immediately lose their fighting ability, it's estimated that they're in serious trouble.

"This idiot acted recklessly before he had a complete understanding of the enemy."

Aokiji cursed and glanced sideways.

Without needing to say a word, Tsunade, with her exceptionally tacit understanding, immediately grasped his meaning and swiftly moved towards Jiraiya, intending to treat him.

Hanzo understood the abilities of everyone present and, with his seasoned experience, instantly assessed the situation.

Tsunade, this medical ninja, must be dealt with first.

With a thought that flashed through his mind, he flicked his wrist and threw out several kunai, each of which was wrapped with an explosive tag.

"Too naive."

While ninjutsu is powerful, it consumes too much chakra. To compensate for this, Hanzo of the Salamander liked to use explosive tags to make up for the lack of damage.

Using explosive tags can easily achieve the power of ninjutsu without consuming chakra, but the downside is that it is quite expensive.

This kind of extravagant spending is something that ordinary people simply can't afford.

The kunai wrapped with explosive tags moved extremely fast, and by the time Tsunade reacted, they were already within arm's reach.

"boom."

Explosions followed one after another, a series of explosions. When the swirling smoke dissipated, Tsunade stood still, her body covered in soot, unharmed.

Earth escape·Earth spear.

Tsunade released her ninjutsu and continued running towards Jiraiya.

Tsunade's complete lack of injury made Hanzo frown, feeling somewhat troubled.

Human energy has its limits; if you want to achieve something, you will inevitably drag others down.

This is why medical ninjas are generally considered weak; however, this simple principle does not seem to apply to Tsunade, a female ninja.

In that split second of thought, a fire dragon lunged at him, its flaming fangs reflected in its pupils.

Hanzo reacted extremely quickly, swiftly forming the Water Release: Water Wall technique. A wall of water rose from the ground, offsetting the fire dragon's attack and stirring up a thick cloud of white mist, obscuring the view like a leaf.

As if sensing something, Hanzo shuddered and looked to the side.

Several large pythons broke through the mist, hissing, and pounced at incredible speed.

Even with his agility, he was quickly entangled by these arrows.

These snakes are incredibly strong...

Hanzo looked in the direction of the snake. It was a young man with a feminine appearance.

Snake Shadow Steals the Move.

"Aokiji".

Orochimaru hurriedly shouted, signaling to act quickly.

Aokiji naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. He clapped his hands together, then separated them, folding his arms into an L-shape, and hurled a spiked ice wheel from top to bottom.

Ice Release: Eight-Part Ice Wheel.

The ice wheel spun rapidly, rubbing against the air and producing a sharp, piercing sound.

Just as he was about to strike his target, a sudden change occurred. Hanzo, along with the salamander beneath his feet, turned into a liquid mass and scattered to the ground.

Water Release: Water Instantaneous Body!

The Eight Winds Ice Wheel lost its target, flew into the air, and disappeared without a trace, reaching far and wide.

What!

Orochimaru's pupils contracted.

He had never seen such a powerful water-based instantaneous movement.

The typical Water Shunshin involves transforming one's own body into water for rapid movement, but Hanzo's Water Shunshin allows him to transform the summoned beast beneath his feet into water as well, enabling him to move simultaneously.

This is no longer just fast movement, it is already moving in the direction of space ninjutsu.

Damn it, where did they go?!

Orochimaru's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

"Behind you!"

Aokiji's warning came too late. Hanzo, who had already moved behind Orochimaru using Water Shunpo, had already made his move and unleashed a punch.

"Bang."

Orochimaru was sent flying, and after hitting the ground, he rolled several times before coming to a stop. As he got up in a disheveled state, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a group of explosive tags seemed to be alive, climbing up his feet and quickly reaching his waist.

Damn it, what time is this?

"Die!"

Hanzo smoothly completed a set of hand seals, mobilizing chakra. Not far away, the explosive tags on Orochimaru's body responded and spontaneously combusted.

Upon seeing this, Orochimaru's already pale face turned even whiter.

If he had taken that blow head-on, given his physique, he would have been seriously injured if not killed.

At this critical moment, a loud and clear voice rang out, as if a god had descended to earth.

ICE AGE……

In an instant, a chill swept by, and ice instantly formed on his body, extinguishing all the burning explosive tags.

P.S.: Updated first, revised later.

(End of this chapter)